We were joined by Ricky the donkey who, as ever, was perfectly behaved. We started off at the Cross outside the Orange Tree pub. There we blessed our palms (which many of us will keep until Ash Wednesday next year). Then, singing away we walked down the main road, up Townfield Road and into Church Walk.Ricky and Donkey wasn’t completely convinced about going into church after having such a good walk, but soon happily walked down and enjoyed the rest of the service in centre stage.It was particularly wonderful having so many children – as ever, they were wonderfully behaved and many enjoyed giving the donkey a stroke and then following on behind.After all this excitement it was then time to gather for lunch – so many people stayed behind, it was wonderful! Such was our hunger (and such was the food in front of us) that we failed to get any pictures and instead spent the time eating and chatting, so our apologies!
We are gathering together today to say goodbye to one of our much loved members of our communities.One of the things he is remembered for is his ability to make anything work and build things out of stuff others might throw away. Pictured above is ‘Burt’s Cross’ – made out of the left over nails after we made the steeple safe some time ago, they are still lovingly used by many of our congregation.As we move into Holy Week, we can’t think of a more fitting or poignant way to remember him.
We’re delighted that the much anticipated Ofsted Report for 2023 has been made public. We are thrilled that the school has been classed as ‘GOOD’ in all areas with an ‘OUTSTANDING’ for the personal development of their children.We get to see first hand not only the commitment and hard work of the staff throughout the school, but work with the impressive children who make the school what it is, so it is wonderful to see all of this acknowledged. With getting to glimpse some of the plans in the pipelines, we know there’s even more fantastic work and opportunities on the way too.Useful LinksSchool AdmissionsAltrincham C of E SchoolDiocese of ChesterChurch of EnglandChildren & Adult ServicesAddress
